Toy balloon



'Patentecl Sept. 11, 1923.

IJNTED ARTHUR IE. WIT'IEN, OF AKRON, OHIO.

TOY BALLOON.

Application filed May 16', 1922. Seral 1 To. 561,473.

associated therewith simple, efiicient means whereby the Same wheninflated may be cl0sed and retained in an inflated condition.

Another object is to provide a toy ball oon having permanently attachedtheret0 a new and in1proved cl osure device of st-rong, durableconstruction which may be manufactured at a 10W price and which may bequickly ancl conveniently operated to receive the neck of a t0y balloonand hold the same in a closed position.

Further objedts are to provide a closure n1eans which will be of lightweight and which may be pennanentlv secu-red to a to v balloon withoutinjury thereto and which may be used with0ut injuring or destroying theballoon.

The above objects are accomplished and additional ends are attained bythe novel conruetion, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed and illustratecl in the accompanying clrawings in which I haveshown a preferred embodiment of the invention, it being understood thatthe invention is capable of various adaptations and that ohanges andmodifications mav be made or substitutions resorted 't which come withinthe scope of the claims herennto appended.

In the drawing in which sin1ilar numerals of reference are used todesignate similar 01 like parts as the same may apnear in any of theseveral views and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toyballoon constructed in accordance with this invention and showing thesarne inflated and closed by means of my improved closu-re device.

Figure 2 is aperspective view of my improved closure dev1ce.

Fgnre 3 1s a s1de elevat1onal view showing a toy balloon secured in aninflated c0ndition by means of my improved device.

Figure 4c is a side elevational view of a to v ballcon constructed inaccordance vvith this invention and showing the manner of inflating samepreparatory to closing the neck thereof.

Referring now to a detailed description of the invention with referenceto the ac companying drawing, the numeral 5 is used to designate arubber balloon vvhich may be spherical as shown in the d-ravvings 01 ofany desired shape. The balloon 5 is provided with an integral inflations'tem or neck 6 which, as illnstrated, is of ordinary construction andprojects radially from the balloon. The nnmeral 7 denotes a-closu-re1nember Which is preferably formed of WOd or. other light material.

In the particular adapta*ton of the iniention shovvn the member 7 isvvedge shaped having straight flat sides and a thick end 7" and a thinend 7 That portion of the area of one of the fla-t sides lying adjacenttl1e thin end 7 is coated-with rubbGI' cement or other adhesive and themember 7 is adhesively secured to the outer surface of the balloon at apoint adjacent the stem 5 and with the thick end 7 a projec'ting towardthe said stern. The mernber 7 is provided at a point adjacent the= thickend thereof with the notch 8 which projects into the said wedge from oneedge thereof. The notch 8 is preferably formed with parallel sicle wallsvvhich are inclined tovvard the thick end 7. The notch 8 extencls intothe member 7 to a depthsuflicient to receive and holcl the nee}; 6 ashereinafter set fortl1.

In use, the balloon is inflated to the desired size, the neck 6 is thentvvisted to close the opening therein, whereupon the neck is stretchedand forced into the notch 8 as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Having thus illustraced my invention an described the same in detail,what I claim as new and desir e to secure by Letters-Patent is 1. In atoy balloon of the c1ass descrbed, t0 said ba1100n with the thick endthereof an ntegral neck, a member adhesvely setoward sad stem -and anotch in sad mem- 10 cured to the exterior surface of sad balloon beradjacent sad thck end, said member at a point adj-acent sad neck, saidmember adapted to receive and hold sad neck.

provded wth a notch aclapted to receive In testmony whereof I havehereunt-o and held sad stem. se't my hand.

2. A rubber balloon havng an ntegral neck and a wedge-shaped membersecured ARTHUR P. \VITTEN

